Heather Coombs

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About me

D U R I N G T H E L O C K D O W N S

I shot my own film in my own house of Annie Fox's gorgeous script TROLL reprising the role of Carol.. TROLL was the WINNER of the People Choice Award ( from a worldwide field of 700 films) at the FFTG Award & the WINNER of the Best Monologue Award at PaperScreenPlay.
The film has, to date, been accepted into numerous film festivals & has also been NOMINATED for 6 Awards including Best Actress (Maverick Movie Awards), Best Debut Female Filmmaker (Grand Jury Prize FFTG Awards) & the Spirit Award (voted for by the other 130 filmmakers at the FFTG Awards).

I N 2 0 2 1

I enjoyed a number of projects including BACK TO LIFE 2 ( BBC - dir by Ella Jones), THIS IS GOING TO HURT ( BBC - dir. by Tom Kingsley) & a couple of spinoffs from UPSTAIRS ( a horror currently doing extremely well on the horror festival circuit) UPSTAIRS: MOTHER"S DAY & UPSTAIRS: THE FIRST STEP (dir by Phillip Trow). I also had fun in some theatre work doing, eg, R & D on WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? for Tom Latter at Sheer Drop Theatre & BY THE THAMES AT LECHLADE ( by Mark Daniels ( of THE EXAM BOARD - see below. Dir. by Delilah Tahiri).

T V S T R E A M I N G N O W

On Netflix & All4 - James Graham's extraordinary & much feted tv movie BREXIT:THE UNCIVIL WAR playing Sandra ( Focus of the Focus Group scenes) directed by Toby Haynes. Reviews in UK/US BREXIT 4/5 stars with particular praise for the Focus Group:

’Phenomenal‘ - Roger Ebert ‘Horribly real’ -Arts Desk ‘The most devastating scene’ -Mail on Sunday ‘‘Stood out’ -Financial Times ‘The drama’s sharpest scene’ -Herald Scotland ‘striking scene’ -New York Times ‘Focus group explodes’ -Variety ‘Devastating’ -Film Inquiry ‘movingly shown.. [Sandra] in tears..genuine poignancy -Daily Telegraph
BREXIT won the Best Single Drama Broadcast Award & was nominated for the Best Television Movie Emmy & for BAFTAs, Royal Television Society, Gold Derby, & other Awards.

On Amazon Prime - TV thriller HANNA (dir. Amy Neil, NBC for Amazon/Working Title).

On HBO - THE NEVERS (dir. Josh Weedon, Roundabout Productions).

2 0 2 0 A U D I O I n c l

Two fabulous episodes of STAR COPS new Audio Drama ( Big Finish).

F A V O U R I T E S C R E E N
CALL THE MIDWIFE (dir. Lisa Clarke, BBC/Neal Street)
SILENT WITNESS (dir. Craig Vivieros, BBC)
CRASHING (dir. Alex Salam for XFilm - accepted into 4 Oscar-qualifying Festivals including the Foyle Festival where it won a Special Mention in the Best Short Film category)
THE EXAM BOARD (dir. Akaash Meeda) -Best Comedy at Sunderland Shorts Festival 2019. I play the lead, Gillian. NATIVE (dir. Jonny Blair, 2 Scottish BAFTAs for THE GROUNDSMAN)

B E S T - L O V E D T H E A T R E
Ruby & others in PIECE OF SILK (dir. Tania Azevedo) at the Hope Theatre for Giants Theatre Company.
All **** & ***** reviews. The Times said: Heather 'bold & uncompromising..most memorable.. versatile & impressive'. Other reviews said ' outstanding..heartbreaking & authentic';'delivered absolutely perfectly..with such sincerity'; ' breathtaking';'commits 100%..heartbreaking performance done with profundity & understanding';'formidable..tremendous..playing 3 characters each fully realised,,sterling';'stellar..excellent..superbly acted';'beautiful, complex’

Additional skills:
Good soprano range. Everything from Sondheim to Rodgers & Hart.

Additional information:
Attended Drama Studio, London.
Roleplay & immersive work - for BBC, ACAS, FCO, DCMS, PTSC, BERR, BAA, MOD, Housing Association, barristers, police & social services. Medical comms at all London teaching hospitals at all levels.

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, French
Accents/Dialects	American - General, Australian, Canadian, English - Cockney, English - England East (East Anglia, Cambridge, Hertfordshire), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, French (Standard International), Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Lithuanian, New York, Scottish, Scottish (Edinburgh), Southern American, US West Coast (California, Portland)
Vocal Types	Soprano
Additional Skills	Acting
Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)